| Bucksport Waterfront
Pardon our boasting, but we think our harbor and waterfront walkway is one of the most peaceful places in the state! While Bucksport’s Marina is busy enough to ensure you’ll meet people from far away places, it’s spacious enough to make it a relaxing place to moor your vessel.
Located within 10 minutes of open ocean and yet protected from the weather, Bucksport’s waterfront provides:
- Port Harbor’s Bucksport Marina, a full service marina with seasonal and transient slips.
- Town owned dock providing short-term docking and water facilities, restrooms, and telephones.
- Mile-long waterfront walkway with gazebo and professional landscaping.
- Public boat ramp with access to Penobscot River on Verona Island.
- Ample mooring sites available at below-area prices (approximately $40 per season).
A short walk from the town dock, facilities in downtown Bucksport include restaurants, an ice cream shop, banks and ATMs, motels, laundry, seafood markets, and grocery and convenience stores.
Access to the water is also available at a public boat launch on Verona Island, just off Route 1, across the river from downtown Bucksport.
Fishing in Bucksport Harbor includes striped bass and mackerel. On your way to Penobscot Bay, watch for bald eagles, waterfowl, osprey, harbor seals, and porpoise!
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| Contact information |
Bucksport Harbormaster
Michael S Ormsby
PO Box 358
Bucksport, Maine 04416
Phone (207) 469-7241
Fax (207) 469-7429
Emergency Pager (207) 851-7333
E-mail address mykso@adelphia.net |
Town Of Bucksport
Bucksport Town Office
Drawer X
Bucksport, Maine 04416
(207) 469-7368
www.bucksport.biz |
| Bucksport Town Dock Operations |
| Harbor Master |
Michael S Ormsby
(207) 469-7241 |
Operation of Public dock
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Seasonal from first week of May to November. |
| Overnight Docking |
Private and small commercial
vessels |
Next door at Bucksport Marina,
contact for pricing and availability,
(207)469-5902 |
| Cruise ship & large commercial |
Public dock, contact Harbormaster in advance
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Mooring rentals
Bucksport Marine Services, contact for pricing and availability, (207) 469-6616. |
| Public Dock Facilities |
Dock construction: 260' (Two hundred and sixty feet) wooden float system attached to steel I beam pilings, connected by aluminum ramp system to stationary wooden pier
Depth at dock face: Measured at mean low water approximately 15' (fifteen feet).
Water: Town water from 5/8 hose @ 40 psi.
Electricity: Not available at Town Dock. |
| Navigation and Community Information |
| Latitude |
N 44 34.28 |
| Longitude |
W 68 47.82 |
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| NOAA Chart |
13309 |
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| Average Tides |
Mean Range: 10.8 |
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MHHW: 12.4 |
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| Average Currents |
Flood: 1.6 |
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Ebb: 2.6 |
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Maximum ebb 4.5+ |
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The town of Bucksport is located on the Penobscot River, approximately 3 (three) nautical miles from the entrance of Penobscot Bay, at the southern end of Verona Island.
The harbor is small and very protected from storms. It is about one nautical mile long and within the harbor there are several facilities adjacent to the Bucksport Public Dock.
International Paper Dock, is located upriver just the other side of Webber dock @ 2000 feet WNW from the Bucksport Public Dock. This dock is generally used by the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s 150 foot, 5000 barrel, oil recovery barge and one or two tug boats.
Webber Dock, is a location that tankers and barges with lengths over 500 feet and a drafts up to 33 feet dock and unload petroleum products This dock is located WNW less than 500 feet from the Bucksport Public Dock.
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Bucksport Marina is a private marina that incorporates a locked security fence shore side and has approximately 40 slips with vessels generally ranging up to 40 feet. Larger transient vessels, up to about 100 feet, can dock on the outboard floats. The facility has electric and water hook ups. This facility is located ESE 100 feet from the Bucksport Public Dock.
One private float about 60 feet long, is located down river in the east channel about 1800 feet ESE from the Bucksport Public Dock.
Town of Bucksport small boat and fishing dock ( row or paddle only), is located down river in the east channel @ 2200 feet ESE from the Bucksport Public dock. This facility is grounded out at low water.
Verona Boat landing, a state owned boat launching ramp facility is located across from the private dock in the east channel on Verona Island @ 1950 feet ESE from Bucksport Public dock. Access to the launch ramp by vehicle is from an access road next to the Bucksport Verona bridge off Route 1.
The harbor accommodates about 30 moorings that are privately owned. In addition to the privately owned moorings, the harbor has up to 12 Army Corp permitted rentals, owned and managed by Bucksport Marine Services. All moorings are permitted by the town of Bucksport through the Harbormaster. Those records are kept on file with the Harbormaster. All mooring owners are registered and their vessel information is recorded.
Vessels required to have pilots can contact:
Penobscot Bay River Pilots
Marshall Wharf
Belfast, Maine
Dave Gelinas
(207)338-6600 |
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